A skier moving at 4.75 m/s encounters a long, rough, horizontal patch of snow having a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.220
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First we need to find the acceleration of the skier on the rough patch of snow.
We are only concerned with the horizontal direction, since the skier is moving in this direction, so we can neglect forces that do not act in this direction. So we have only one horizontal force acting on the skier: the frictional force,
. For Newton's second law, the resultant of the forces acting on the skier must be equal to ma (mass per acceleration), so we can write:
Where the negative sign is due to the fact the friction is directed against the motion of the skier.
Simplifying and solving, we find the value of the acceleration:
Now we can use the following relationship to find the distance covered by the skier before stopping, S:
where
is the final speed of the skier and 
is the initial speed. Substituting numbers, we find:
We are only concerned with the horizontal direction, since the skier is moving in this direction, so we can neglect forces that do not act in this direction. So we have only one horizontal force acting on the skier: the frictional force,
Where the negative sign is due to the fact the friction is directed against the motion of the skier.
Simplifying and solving, we find the value of the acceleration:
Now we can use the following relationship to find the distance covered by the skier before stopping, S:
where
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Answer:
The sled required 9.96 s to travel down the slope.
Explanation:
Please, see the figure for a description of the problem. In red are the x and y-components of the gravity force (Fg). Since the y-component of Fg (Fgy) is of equal magnitude as Fn but in the opposite direction, both forces get canceled.
Then, the forces that cause the acceleration of the sled are the force of the wind (Fw), the friction force (Ff) and the x-component of the gravity force (Fgx).
The sum of all these forces make the sled move. Finding the resulting force will allow us to find the acceleration of the sled and, with it, we can find the time the sled travel.
The magnitude of the friction force is calculated as follows:
Ff = μ · Fn
where :
μ = coefficient of kinetic friction
Fn = normal force
The normal force has the same magnitude as the y-component of the gravity force:
Fgy = Fg · cos 30º = m · g · cos 30º
Where
m = mass
g = acceleration due to gravity
Then:
Fgy = m · g · cos 30º = 87.7 kg · 9.8 m/s² · cos 30º
Fgy = 744 N
Then, the magnitude of Fn is also 744 N and the friction force will be:
Ff = μ · Fn = 0.151 · 744 N = 112 N
The x-component of Fg, Fgx, is calculated as follows:
Fgx = Fg · sin 30º = m·g · sin 30º = 87.7 kg · 9.8 m/s² · sin 30º = 430 N
The resulting force, Fr, will be the sum of all these forces:
Fw + Fgx - Ff = Fr
(Notice that forces are vectors and the direction of the friction force is opposite to the other forces, then, it has to be of opposite sign).
Fr = 161 N + 430 N - 112 N = 479 N
With this resulting force, we can calculate the acceleration of the sled:
F = m·a
where:
F = force
m = mass of the object
a = acceleration
Then:
F/m = a
a = 479N/87.7 kg = 5.46 m/s²
The equation for the position of an accelerated object moving in a straight line is as follows:
x = x0 + v0 · t + 1/2 · a · t²
where:
x = position at time t
x0 = initial position
v0 = initial velocity
t = time
a = acceleration
Since the sled starts from rest and the origin of the reference system is located where the sled starts sliding, x0 and v0 = 0.
x = 1/2· a ·t²
Let´s find the time at which the position of the sled is 271 m:
271 m = 1/2 · 5.46 m/s² · t²
2 · 271 m / 5.46 m/s² = t²
<u>t = 9.96 s </u>
The sled required almost 10 s to travel down the slope.
Answer:
the current value is
Explanation:
The computation of the value of the current is given below:
Hence, the current value is